Judge James M. Moody Jr. of Federal District Court in Little Rock said the law both discriminated against transgender people and violated the constitutional rights of doctors. He also said that the state of Arkansas had failed to substantially prove a number of its claims, including that the care was experimental or carelessly prescribed to teenagers.
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Judge Strikes Down Arkansas Law Banning Gender Transition Care for Minors. The case had been closely watched as an important test of whether bans on transition care for minors could withstand challenges. It is the first ruling to broadly block such a ban for an entire state, though judges have intervened to temporarily delay it. The state’s attorney general said he would appeal the decision, charging that the judge had overlooked concerns that the treatments were risky and unproven.“Rather than protecting children or safeguarding medical ethics, the evidence showed that the prohibited medical care improves the mental health and well-being of patients,” wrote Judge Moody.
